Clipper mechanisms and related devices
US9242752B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53787
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Pivotable clipper assemblies for attaching closure clips to a product held in casing and/or netting include a retractable clipper mechanism having a clipper body configured to deliver clips to a clip window and attach the clips to the casing and/or netting; and a pair of clipper gathering plates attached to the clipper body so that the clipper gathering plates retract with the clipper mechanism, wherein, in operation, the clipper gathering plates gather casing and/or netting upstream of a product held therein prior to attachment of clips to the gathered casing and/or netting by the clipper mechanism.
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